What color is #917887?

#917887 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917887?

The RGB value is 145, 120, 135: 145 red, 120 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917887?

The complementary color is #789182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917887 color

#917887 rgb(145, 120, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #917887 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.1% green and 52.9% blue (145, 120, 135).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#917887 color codes

HEX	`#917887`
RGB	`rgb(145, 120, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.17, 12.37, -4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.17, 13.17, 339.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.766, 21.203, 25.81)`
Decimal	`9533575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917887, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #917887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #917887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917887; }
.text { color: #917887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 120 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917887, #91787a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #917887?: #917887 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917887?: The RGB value is 145, 120, 135: 145 red, 120 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917887?: The complementary color is #789182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.